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Zircon from
Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany


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Zircon

Basalt quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Zircon

In den Dellen quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Zircon

Basalt quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Zircon

Basalt quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
03807180014947230112759.jpg
Zircon

Basalt quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
09026510014949504679075.jpg
Zircon

In den Dellen quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
01520580014958711307879.jpg
Zircon

Basalt quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Zircon

Basalt quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
03807180014947230112759.jpg
Zircon

Basalt quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
09026510014949504679075.jpg
Zircon

In den Dellen quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Zircon

Basalt quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
00784020014949504689602.jpg
Zircon

Basalt quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Age information
Maximum recorded age:0.0326 ± 0.0041 Ma
Minimum recorded age:0.0129 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
10.0326 ± 0.0041 to 0.0129 MaPleistocene - U-Th isochron
Sample references:
1 -
Schmitt, A.K., Wetzel, F., Cooper, K. M., Zou, H., and W
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Nosean5 photos of Zircon associated with Nosean at this locality.
Sanidineⓘ3 photos of Zircon associated with Sanidine at this locality.
Thorite3 photos of Zircon associated with Thorite at this locality.
Aragonite2 photos of Zircon associated with Aragonite at this locality.
Amphibole Supergroupⓘ2 photos of Zircon associated with Amphibole Supergroup at this locality.
Hornblende Root Name Group2 photos of Zircon associated with Hornblende Root Name Group at this locality.
Haüyneⓘ2 photos of Zircon associated with Haüyne at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (33 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1382139
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1382139:7
GUID (UUID V4):fb691069-00a2-4898-b40c-416aa81cd24c
References
Taylor Jr, H. P., Frechen, J., & Degens, E. T. (1967). Oxygen and carbon isotope studies of carbonatites from the Laacher See District, West Germany and the Alnö District, Sweden. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 31(3), 407-430.
Lippolt, H. J. (1982). K/Ar age determinations and the correlation of Tertiary volcanic activity in Central Europe. Geologisches Jahrbuch. Reihe D. Mineralogie, Petrographie, Geochemie, Lagerstättenkunde, 52D, 113-135.
Bogaard, P. V., & Schmincke, H. U. (1985). Laacher See Tephra: A widespread isochronous late Quaternary tephra layer in central and northern Europe. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 96(12), 1554-1571.
Schumacher, R., & Schmincke, H. U. (1990). The lateral facies of ignimbrites at Laacher See volcano. Bulletin of Volcanology, 52(4), 271-285.
van den Bogaard, Paul (1995) 40Ar/39Ar ages of sanidine phenocrysts from Laacher See Tephra (12,900 yr BP): Chronostratigraphic and petrological significance. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 133 (1) 163-174 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(95)00066-l
Ginibre, C., Wörner, G., & Kronz, A. (2004). Structure and dynamics of the Laacher See magma chamber (Eifel, Germany) from major and trace element zoning in sanidine: a cathodoluminescence and electron microprobe study. Journal of Petrology, 45(11), 2197-2223.
Harms, E., Gardner, J. E., & Schmincke, H. U. (2004). Phase equilibria of the Lower Laacher See Tephra (East Eifel, Germany): constraints on pre-eruptive storage conditions of a phonolitic magma reservoir. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 134(1-2), 125-138.
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Okrusch, Martin, Frimmel, Hartwig E. (2020) Mineralogy. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-57316-7
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Geology University of Würzburg Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany Hartwig E. Frimmel Institute of Geography and...Geology University of Würzburg Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany Department of Geological Sciences University of...Control Number: 2018945875 © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020 This work is subject...address is: Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin, Germany V Preface Thirty-five years ago Siegfried Matthes... minerals or deposits happen to be located in Germany. Invariably there are numerous books on the topics
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